The Best Wilderness Survival Kit for You

Survival Kit Essentials List

The Best Wilderness Survival Kit for you, is the one you build, for yourself. It must be practical, light-weight and compact, and all its components must be multi-purpose and multi-functional. There is no purpose and no point in building a kit that does not make the trip with you. This is why it must be … Read more

The MSR MiniWorks EX Microfilter Water Filter

The MSR MiniWorks EX Microfilter water filter

The MSR MiniWorks EX Microfilter Water Filter When I first began trampling the Boreal Forest and the high alpine, I would often quench my thirst by dipping my cupped hands into a creek, a river or a lake. This primitive method worked well and it always managed to quench my thirst. One sunny, summer afternoon … Read more

Suunto MC-2 NH Mirror Compass Review

My Suunto MC NH 2 Compass Review

The Suunto MC-2  NH Mirror Compass I have updated this post from the original. I can be old-fashioned in many ways, especially when something works well. “Like my daddy used to say, … if it ain’t broke, … don’t fix it”! My father didn’t use those exact words, but often reminded me of this wisdom, … Read more